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MANCHESTER - CHENEY ORAL HISTORY PROJECTResidents Speak of Growing Up in Manchester During the Early 20th Century

The library has recently acquired a series of transcriptions of oral histories in which more than sixty-five Manchester residents talk of their experiences growing up in town during the early
20th century. Interviews were conducted under the direction of John D. Sutherland of
Manchester Community College and concern such topics as education, family life, recreation, the Great Depression, World War I and World War II. This oral history project was sponsored by:
The Cheney Family Foundation, The Manchester Historical Society, The Cheney
Cemetery Association and Lydall, Inc.

RECENT REFERENCE ACQUISTIONS Include:

DESCENDANTS OF THE SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDNCE
VOL I, NEW ENGLAND - ed. by Frederick Wallace Pyne

RECORD OF SERVICE OF CONNECTICUT MEN IN THE ARMY AND NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE WAR OF THE REBELLION compiled by authority of the General Assembly under direction of the adjutants-general ...
R 974.6 Record (ask for assistance; this is located in the Reference Case)